If Permitted



If permitted.
If allowed to exist.
If a doing done,
To continue and be witnessed...
Condoned as it is.
If debated.
With evidence and proof.
Needing no one to dispute it.
And yet,
Left to leave...
Permitted.
Allowed to exist as it is condoned.
With evidence and its proof provided.
Whatever is witnessed to debate,
Continues a game played to anticipate...
The people will eventually ignore,
All seriousness of crimes.
To expect them and accept,
Outside of their front doors.
Hoping with excitement to be invited.
Without a need to knock.
At anytime to be welcomed inside.
And recognized with the best,
Of hospitality to expect.

'What took you so long?
We have been waiting,
For your personal appearance.
And...
So relieved we are too.
We thought to believe,
You were making attempts to avoid us.
Welcome.
Take whatever it is you wish.
And here are the keys to both cars!'
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Submitted by lpahtillah on February 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXXXXXXXBAXACCXXXXAXXXX XXXXXBXXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 871
Words 186
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 24, 10

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